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Smart Questions: Data You Can Bank On
When compiled and analyzed correctly, good market research can send a company in a new and more profitable direction. Here are some questions you can ask to ... Read more
Steve Layne
Age: 25 Hometown: None -- "My dad was in the Air Force." Undergraduate Degree: Eckerd College Business School: The Fuqua School of Busin... Read more
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Student Loan Breaks for Entrepreneurs
Why the federal government and lenders should cut recent grads some slack. Read more
It's Official: MBAs Are a Bunch of Clowns
B-schools send in the clowns. Read more
Obese Employees Cost Companies More
A new study suggests that investing in wellness programs may pay off on the bottom line. Read more
Budgeting by the Numbers 2011
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Cleaning Up At Newsstands
Mr. Sam's minions find Mental Floss more newsworthy than Maxim . Read more
Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 - Will Pearson, Mental Floss
#22 WILL PEARSON #23 MANGESH HATTIKUDUR MENTAL FLOSS Ages: both 28 ... Read more
The 2007 CED Venture Conference
I spent yesterday meeting with some really interesting entrepreneurs and investors at the Council for Entrepreneurial Deve... Read more
Entrepreneurship Group Forms Panel on University Education
Jan. 26, 2006 - In an effort to create a common approach to entrepreneurial education across all universities, a leading organization for... Read more
The Thinking Man's Outsourcing
A surprising number of U.S. companies are sending their most complex activities overseas. Read more
Rise of the Entrepreneurial Class
Five years ago, Jim Poss, a 28-year-old environmental studies grad from Duke University, was determined to make a living in renewable energy -- he had the... Read more
The CED Venture Conference
I spent yesterday meeting with really interesting entrepreneurs and investors at the Council for Entrepreneurial Development's Venture 2007 Conference in ... Read more
Recording Employees’ Calls and Google’s Holy Grail
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How to Implement a Continuing Education Program
Investing in your employees through a continuing education program shows that you value their contributions and want to see them succeed. Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: mental_floss magazine
Two Duke University students with a penchant for trivia started their own magazine geared towards factoid junkies just like themselves, of course. Read more
How to Handle Budget Disputes
The way you divvy up your resources can cause tension between departments. Here are tips to help you keep your entire team on the same page. Read more
Deflation, Facebook and Scrabulous
The great cheapening . Consumer prices fell for the second straight month, Read more
Immigrant Entrepreneurs Excel in Technical Industries
A study finds that skilled immigrants are leading innovation and creating jobs and wealth. Read more
Life After March Madness
Former Duke stars Christian Laettner and Brian Davis have turned their attention to real-estate development. Read more
Revolutionizing the Restaurant Business
Does the Village Vines business model make more sense than Groupon's? Plus, Apple sues Amazon, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
The Dos and Don’ts of Dorm Room Enterprise
Thinking about starting a college business? Learn from these Inc. 5000 CEOs that did it big. Read more
The Most Interesting Tech Startup of 2009?
A novel way to avoid sexual harassment in the office . Yesterday afternoon we received an unusual press release. "CEO Encourages Sexual Fantasy at t... Read more
Give Your Thumbs a Break
E-mailing and texting can help get work done -- but too much typing on a smartphone can take a physical toll. Read more
Thumbs Down: Mobile Device Hazards
E-mailing and texting can help get work done -- but too much typing on a smartphone can take a physical toll. Businesses need to heed warnings to to avoid pa... Read more
The Silicon Valley of South America?
To spur innovation, Chile is offering American start-ups $40,000 in seed funding. Read more
The Immigrant Advantage
Immigrants have always provided the U.S. with its entrepreneurial advantage. It's time that the country again commit itself to tap the best and brightest--wh... Read more
That Championship Start-up
An up-close look at a start-up that is creating its own market with new video technologies for sports coaches. Read more
The VC in My Dorm Room
Business school students have gone beyond starting their own companies. Now they're funding one another's ventures. Read more
Contempt of Court
How to avoid litigation and cut legal costs. Read more
Life In The Silicon Rain Forest
Oregon has always been a great place to fish or raise a family. Lately it has become one of the hottest places around to start a company. Read more
Entrepreneur of the Year: Ping Fu
She came to this country by way of a Chinese prison, but that's the past, and the future holds a tantalizing promise of smarter, cheaper manufacturing and be... Read more
The Buzz Factory
Tattoo, Inc., a low-profile San Francisco marketing firm, has amassed an impressive group of blue-chip clients with its uncanny ability to define the essence... Read more
In Memoriam (2006)
We remember the great entrepreneurs who died this year, from the founders of K2 skis and Lands' End, to the woman who invented tortilla chips and Richard Bra... Read more
Blood Feud
The story of a biomedical start-up sued by an industry giant for theft of trade secrets, and how the start-up triumphed. Read more
Motherhood, Apple Pie
Although stock options are widely used to attract quality employees, they can have negative effects on your company if employees misunderstand them of if the... Read more
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